Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

Human ecology holds that three processes stimulate the growth of cities: gentrification, peripheralization, and corporatization.

Approximately what proportion of the world's nations has fertility levels below replacement level today?

James has watched his small city grow from hosting a couple of "ethnic" restaurants to having distinct whole parts of the expanding city offer services to members of various ethnic groups. Which process of human ecology theory is he watching?

A metropolitan real-estate magnate has purchased an abandoned warehouse in the city's transitional zone, and is converting it on the street level to a mall with chic boutiques, while making the upper floors into condominiums. Which of the following stages of city evolution applies to this inner-city development?

Ontario's 401 highway system and the Queen Elizabeth Way have multiple areas that are characterized by strip malls, entertainment businesses, and office complexes. What would sociologists call these areas beside major highways?

Compare and contrast preindustrial and industrial cities.

What was the largest city in Canada in 2016?

One of the criticisms against Louis Wirth's urban way of life is that he placed too much emphasis on social intimacy and networks of involvement.

Sophia's community consists of many different immigrant groups, as well as a large population of gays and lesbians. According to Louis Wirth, what is Sophia's experience typical of?

Amanda is studying human ecology theory and is interested in the process of urban growth. Which of the following is one way that urban growth is encouraged?

According to Thomas Robert Malthus, because the food supply increases geometrically, a population will always have enough to eat.

During which stage of development do people generally think that it makes sense to have fewer children in order to reduce the economic burden on the family?

New urban sociologists believe city growth is a process rooted in power relations and profit motives.

Padma lives in a province where the fertility rate has dropped from a rate of 2.6 to 1.7. Considering the experience of people living in Kerala, India, what may account for this enormous decrease?

Maria, Katrina, and Susan all decided to have one child each and formed a "play group" so their children would have socializing opportunities with their peers. Which social issue does the fact that none of these women had more children contribute to?

According to economist Amartya Sen, what causes famine?

Erik has been studying population and has found evidence that increasing fertility rates accompany increasing gender equality. Which theory does his finding seem to contradict?

David, a Malthusian, believes that overpopulation is not a problem because in his nation abortion is legal and widely practised, and he believes that in other parts of the world abortion and infanticide are practised widely. What do we call this type of population control?

According to the textbook, what characterizes the postmodern city?

Which of the following imposed a one-child policy in an attempt to curtail spiralling population growth?